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Why NORQAIN Might Be the Best Swiss Watch Brand You Haven’t Looked at Yet
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How PITAKA’s Sunset Collection Is Shaping the Future of Emotional Design

High-performance tech gear meets pure visual poetry.

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Wellen Performance-Lined Swim Trunks, Reviewed by a Swim Trunk Skeptic

Could these be the shorts to end all my swimwear complaints? Tried, tested, reviewed.

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G-SHOCK’s 10-Year Pursuit of Perfection: The Fine Metallic Series Delivers Unseen Innovation

It took a decade to create this watch band innovation. And it was worth the wait.

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‘Identity’ Profiles One of the Most Legendary Design Firms

For the uninitiated, Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv is a New York-based design firm that's responsible for some of the most iconic logos you see every day. What logos? NBC. PBS. Showtime. Mobil. Chase Bank. We could go on. Now the legendary firm is getting the retrospective it deserves. Identity: Chermayeff…

By Mike Newman
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The 10 Best Books You Can Give This Holiday Season

A good book is always a solid standby. Not only are they relatively affordable, but there are so many quality titles to choose from. Whether they have a niche hobby or just like reading what’s hot, finding the right book is not all that challenging. We can’t get into every…

By Mike Newman
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Moonshots: 50 Years of NASA Space Exploration Seen through Hasselblad Cameras

Your last-minute holiday gift has arrived for anyone with a barren coffee table on your list. Moonshots: 50 Years of NASA Space Exploration Seen through Hasselblad Cameras is 240-page hardcover filled with stunning photos of space and Earth plucked from NASA's archives. Every picture you see was shot with a Hasselblad…

By Mike Newman
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The Most Streamed Netflix Programs of 2017

As more and more people cut the cord, more and more people turn to Netflix for their entertainment. That's why Netflix is channeling so much money into original programming. This past year was the streaming service's biggest to date, as people plopped on their couches in droves to flip through…

By Mike Newman
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Back to the Lab: Hip Hop Home Studios

It's easy to view successful musicians as larger than life figures, captivating crowds before disappearing into their mansions to sip champagne. Of course, when you peel back the curtain, you see the hours of blood, sweat, and tears that go into becoming that icon. Back to the Lab: Hip Hop Home…

By Mike Newman
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